Emily Gillespie Clement - A Spouse's Perspective
Laying Down the Law
Posted by Emily Gillespie Clement on January 23, 2012 | This post currently has no comments.
Being a more or less full-time caregiver doesn’t mean you know how to entertain your caregivee more or less full-time. One of the questions that’s often bandied about on the Alzheimer spouse message board I frequent is: Why do they … Continue reading
Gary Joseph LeBlanc - Common Sense Caregiving
Endurance
Posted by Gary Joseph LeBlanc on December 29, 2011 | This post currently has no comments.
If you’re on pins and needles because of worry, stop it! You will always question yourself. Caregivers will always panic about whether the job they’re doing is adequate. As I mentioned before, learn from your mistakes. This is not a … Continue reading
Norm McNamara - Me And my Alzheimer’s
Dementia and Christmas
Posted by Norm McNamara on December 7, 2011 | This post currently has no comments.
A thought about Dementia at Christmas Continue reading
Tom and Karen Brenner - Brenner Pathways
My Hero
Posted by Tom and Karen Brenner on January 25, 2012 | This post currently has no comments.
*[This story is based on many people we have met during our memory support work. It is fiction but grounded in the reality of Alzheimer’s.] I wish there was someone I could talk to about this. Everyone here is very … Continue reading
Guest Bloggers
Cathie Borrie
The Long Hello-The Other Side of Alzheimer’s
Posted on February 11, 2011 | This post currently has one comment.
-an excerpt For information on Cathie’s books see: www.cathieborrie.com For lunch I make fruit salad and cottage cheese and one piece of whole-wheat toast. I stand at my mother’s kitchen window cutting up fruit and look out at the day. … Continue reading
Fisher Center Experts
Alzheimer’s and the Holidays
Posted on December 23, 2010 | This post currently has no comments.
The activity and festivities of the holiday season pose special challenges for families coping with Alzheimer’s disease. The hurried pace can be trying at times for just about anyone, but for someone coping with Alzheimer’s disease, the change in routine … Continue reading
Jaci Sauer
Alzheimer’s crafts
Posted on October 21, 2010 | This post currently has 2 comments.
My Mom is in a nursing home. Physically she is fine but her short term memory is poor. A visit with my Mom consisted of answering: How have you been? 5 times. What have you been doing? 8 times. Where … Continue reading
Cathie Borrie
Saying “Hello” to a Changing Mind
Posted on August 26, 2010 | This post currently has 12 comments.
The Long Hello – The Other Side of Alzheimer’s (excerpt): Every day I sit with my mother and watch the sea. There’s a row of birds perched on an errant log—cormorant, cormorant, seagull, heron. Crow. Cathie, sometimes I drift off … Continue reading
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